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From: Paul Gearon <pag at PISoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: [H-GEN] what was precursor to Apache?
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Frank Brand wrote:

> Yes if you go to Netcraft's web survey you will see that Apache's rise has
> mirrored NCSA's demise. In August, 1995 NCSA had around 50% of the market
> but now has a negligible proportion. I think Netscape used to sell one too
> didn't they.

Yup.  At about the same time there was also WN.  I mention this not
because it was the "most popular", but at the time I believe it was the
most popular GPLed web server.  Obviously, Apache overtook it in this
regard.

It used to perform quite favourably against the other servers of the day
(though I don't know how it would rate now).  I know it was considered to
be reasonably secure in comparison to some of its competitors as well.

http://hopf.math.nwu.edu/

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